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Editorial Contents With the election over we can Readers Letters 5 6 8 16
settle down to a fun packed CarersWanted 6
and hopefully sunny summer. Owen Terry receives Gold Award 7
June has always been a month Olney Camera Club 10
with plenty of local events to Weston Underwood Village Fete, 6th occupy ourselves with and this June 12
year is no exception, the Oliver Adams Girls Race for Life, 5 6 choice is fantastic, the mag is June 12
full of things to do for every News from Lavendon School 14 member of the family; and all Lifestyle Financial Planning in Olney, on your doorstep! One year at the new offices 15
Now that we have elected our Lavendon Royal British Legion 16 local officials, it’s time to Lavendon Church Art Festival, 25 26 & support our local businesses; 27June 16
there are a wide variety of them Olney Cherry Fair, Saturday 26 June out there and they need our 16
help and support, especially in Olney Town Cricket Club 17
the coming months. Local Ousedale School Community Courses businesses are the lifeforce of 2010-2011 18
the area we live in and help Bridge House Olney 19
provide the uniqueness we Newport Pagnell & Olney Lions enjoy. Motorama, 13 June 20
Ron Hall, Editor New Mayor for Newport Pagnell 21 Tenerife Apartment for Sale 21
June 2010
Community First Responders wanted 22
Denton Dental Care: 2nd Anniversary Offer 22
Dolphin Laundry: A Clean Image 23 Drury Holidays 23
Combined Churches of Olney 24 Love Lana Fathers’ Day Competition 25
Mercury: Olney Town Meeting 26 Karate: Fun for All Ages 28
Bi-centenary of Newport Pagnell’s Bridges 29
Foofs Summer Fayre, 19 June 29 Olney Raft & Duck Race,27 June 30 Willen Hospice Charity Pamper & Nurture Day, 26 June 30
Intruder Alert 31
Mercury: Town Council Report, 10 May, Newport Pagnell 26
Newport Pagnell Churches Together 34 Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party, 10 July 35 Cash for Clothes 35
Tales from the River Bank 36 Lavendon Baptist Church Tea & Cakes, 16 June 36
Betta-Clean Special Offer 37 Northants Country Fair, 4th July 38 Expanding Businesses: A Need to
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Councillor Corner 60
Pibworth: Help for Heroes 62
Olney NAG 63
Olney Ladies Hockey Club AGM 64 Summer Leys Guided Walk, 12th June 64
Phonebox Foodie: Strawberries in Season 66
Finance Matters 68
Book Review & Oxfam Bookfest Fortnight from 3rd July 69
Kidz Only 74
Kids Corner 75
TheVibe 72
For Those in Peril on the Sea 73 LavendonWI 74
BritishTomatoWeek 74
A Morning at Olney Pre-School 75 TheBellsOneYearAnniversary 75 1st Olney Scout Group needs you 76 Sherington Short Mat Bowls 76 Lamborghini at The Bull 77
Mercury: Olney Town Council Report, 10 May 78
Last Chance! Get Fit in support of Change 4 Life 79
Congratulations to Mark
Lancaster and Debbie Brock Charity Dog Walk 9
for their amazing results. Hope Olney Middle School Reunion 9 you both carry on the good Holiday Bible Club News 9 work. Abbey Llamas Walking 10
June 2010 SMTWTFS
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Olney Tennis Club 40
Olney Rugby Club 42
Ravenstone Golf Day: The Ransen Open results 43
Sherington Pre-School Summer Fayre 26 June 43
Olney & District Historical Society, 2010 Programme 43
Museum Matters: National Gardens Open Days, 12 13 June. Coffee in the Courtyard, 10 & 24 June. Three Hairs Exhibition June 44
Ernie and The Fat Old Man update 43 Sinclair Fabrics raise cash 45 Sherington Pre-School 46
Stoke Goldington Pre-School visits 46 A Further Ramble: Stoke Goldington 47
Emberton Park Sailing Club Annual Come & Try It Day, 12 June 48
Buzz (Special Feature, Where to drink during The World Club) 50-51 RSPCA: Injured Animals 52
Hula Anniversary Celebration, 13th June 53
A Month in the Garden 54
Sue Gilbert Sky TV break, 7th June 55 Harrold Open Gardens, 27th June 59
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